Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-06-04
REPLIES.
Ansus-s to All sorts Of Inquiries Con-
 ccrnfnE Tucson.

Answers to All sorts Of Inquiries Con- oerning Tucson.
 The CITIZEN almost daily receives let
 te-s Of inquiry concerning Tucson and
 ii5 surrounding country. and a general
 answer thereto, the following synopsis
 of facts Is given, InRsnuch as .. Is found
 impossible to make detailed written
 reply in each case. Any special I1torms- ton desired will be cheerfuliy gwen to
 correspondents:
 L-Ihere is TO more hes,tLful place
 n tbe United States. especially for
 ihoss suffering with lung troubles. 1 There are no dia;i1ctiTely local ! tise6ses. Si-Et functional troubles re-
 sG.t from Irprudeuce and e1cesscs AS
 vel! Arre as elsewhere, but ,he climate
 co ia now!ss responsible therefor. S-Ihe surrounding country enjoys 1 the same hlG!thfui conditions ika. exist
 D the city.
 4-Ihs highest average temperature
 recorded during any summer Was .a
 1875. The month O.; July that year
 gave SOil degrees Et a. ln.; l03 S6 at ,
 2. n; si'i at s 2. ma u-sL tempe
 nature O. Syj9 degrees. The lowest
 temperature during .hat pear was in
 shnGaFy, tie Ayert ge gt s. m beia- o5-Z9 CegIeCs, Uy 6l at 2. Ll., and 1883 st 9. m.-a mean temperature of l JI69 degrees. Ihis was Eu exis41ue l and unusual yelr. and t-s fecOnl Was ] sHken by the Jriiet S-atrr -.rrE. Ser vice "iLcer, ID Iaii ciis. Nl.ia She | EaslsteTel Temperature .s .--Tgtujiy | teFy ui2i,' atmosphere l- -s .i5rUusn- l y deEoid CT moisture that .lu heat is 4 e-t oppressive ald sEi.r. -sy !s all most uukncgu. The LigL a-e always I cool anu pleasant, and -efres hing siaeo Q | ls never interrupted by oppressive hcgL | 1he average annual per5-ure uby be | saieiy eslImstel 6t 70 degrees. It's win fer climate. Fud in fact, les general c.l- H-fe, Cm.,tinE taser sulU,- tl1utlF. IS Es near dengaifGi peri l.iol as Caa possibly exist.
 5.-Ihs cir is neither tracing 5or ls fre-s-IE i1 Gu uaquElIii,l s-use. It Ia the happy meiWN latTean thrsc qualities, and one can srie.. .itLer Ly ,1asiEg the H.Ctlde Ot i s tguCs. Eu 'aug I- 2iSl feet above s... --!. ard b1iheeut mountains 1als- l.. The way 1 Up Co lp,0lJ feet.
 C-Tho pgrsGi.s crt-.Ie tlo c..y are chiefly mi-inc gni stock Esi-i-y, wiI.e dong the water ,rV-. rs considerable 'aru-lng is being done with tho most en- couFag!ug r-slits. No better fruit coun- try exists and ;he grape hourilhes es- 9tCial.y well.
 7-Upon the east and south of the si,y gn unbrokea plain stretches away about Zen CT twelve niiies t1 tue noun talns. but on tac west irE mountain ranges and rolling LIiis v!lh Ilto.meCI- axe valleys, exI-s.
 S-It slopes gradually ,o tteu9rth, the ssy sixty feet Co the mile. towards Giai river which crosses Inc territory from east tO west, emyy!ng iatc the COlorLio Iiver ue8r Yuma.
 9-Atobe and brick age used for building, chiefly, and building is not cZ- p=csive with either material With lumber the cost VII be- greater owing to iis ioEg and expensive transportation by rail.
 l0-NC violent storms ccccr. Some times s sudden tAurde. shower ct con siderable ssve-lig occurs, but as rule bErd storms seldom LEpv-r. Oace or twice year @ sand strTm sweeps across from the California deserts, and lru- dCces EH extremely disHgreeaJle tTsct for the tIna ii lasts, but E. no worse than many Ct the indictment days that so Cftgn prevail in more northern lzti- tu3 6, and i;is cid .hat lle sanitary easC; ci tLJ-S sand Etorus give them l more d. character Q. Uiesa Es tLgu of undesirable yl7iiEilons. Tao raius fall usually during the winter months and again during tne sumner months; very seldom ID the spriOg or fail.
 1.-The water IS good, bus is slightly ! with sisri, and not Ua- it i= ohtsiUed from flow ing springs Q few mIl5s south Os the oiry. along The rIFer, and t .s coETtyed l to the cIsy In closed mEiuS. Ilefl is h possibility cl G gCIply Oi zogGt-!l va- ter OeicC brought from tae Santa Cata- .Inas, Q disiglca of twelve UI.as.
 lZ-IIe schools are Iulc-0.s and ex- seiien.; ths gu6iic school i3 yery eli- -:e1. and thorough, and i7 graded. ILe Territorial JE.ver-i-y IS l1c8tad close .o tho cI:y and will 5e constructed forth F-;d.
 j3-Trc=va .s sitUs'ed on tle Scush- srn Pbc.lc iE.. -.v, EhrIi seventy miles - t-t 't t--E -' a.tt- '' 4--.-.stg t-ti-s Aa !, tho E2ct.Oca'ls 1f tho southern r1-- i0n of tle territory aEl s She '.rre-: ,iiy. Cou.a'ri1c about suD inhabitants. , .t hos ice wO-Es, flour ui..r arcws-ies. .sgou shops, iGsclIst shops. cs= works. -ai,E works. "p. sE hoga., four churches. 2 'gvrT6i hctsi-, two ,:Gi.y lew-pr Derz. So i1zeu secret societies, fine court .ouse and Ci. .. buildings. pucir h5-.- , .s, railroad shops, Are con -gauies, tt- | Isual number ot commercial e,il0Esh- |, 4gnis ot al kinds and professional men. Fort Lowell is distant six ulles.